US6306128B1 - Cooling apparatus for cutaneous treatment employing a laser and method for operating same - Google Patents

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US6306128B1
US6306128B1 US09/252,870 US25287099A US6306128B1 US 6306128 B1 US6306128 B1 US 6306128B1 US 25287099 A US25287099 A US 25287099A US 6306128 B1 US6306128 B1 US 6306128B1
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  • the present invention relates to laser based systems for cutaneous treatment generally and more particularly to a cooling apparatus having markings which enable to track the operation of a laser on the skin.
  • a major disadvantage of prior art laser based systems for cutaneous treatment is that the operation of the laser is not visible to the physician carrying the treatment, thus he can not be sure that the laser covered the entire area to be treated. This results in an inhomogeneous treatment of the skin, such as an inhomogeneous removal of hair from the patient skin in the case of hair removal treatment.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus which includes a plurality of markings enabling a physician to track the laser operation.
  • the apparatus can be part of a cooling apparatus operating to cool the area treated by the laser beam.
  • an apparatus for providing a plurality of markings for tracking the operation of a laser beam on the skin of a patient substantially simultaneously with the operation of the laser beam thereupon is thus provided, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the plurality of markings indicate the locations on which the laser beam impinges. Additionally, the plurality of markings may be evaporated upon impingement of a laser beam thereupon.
  • the plurality of markings are marked on a transparent sheet forming the apparatus, the sheet preferably formed of substantially of polyethylene or polycarbonate.
  • the plurality of markings are discrete dots or grid junctions.
  • a cooling apparatus for cooling the skin during treatment with a light source comprising an enclosure for enclosing a cooling substance therein, the enclosure having thereon a plurality of markings, the plurality of markings for tracking the operation of the light beam operating to treat an area of the skin of a patient.
  • the enclosure is a flexible enclosure preferably formed substantially of polyethylene or polycarbonate.
  • the plurality of markings indicate the locations on which the laser beam impinges. They may be evaporated upon impingement of the laser beam thereupon.
  • the cooling substance is a gel and the enclosure has a peelable cover so as to enable direct contact between the gel and the area of the skin of a patient.
  • the edge of the enclosure exposed by peeling the peelable cover includes an adhesive material for attaching the cooling apparatus to the patient skin.
  • a laser based system for treating the skin of a patient which includes a laser source operative to generate a laser beam and a cooling apparatus for cooling the skin of a patient substantially simultaneously with the operation of the laser beam, the cooling apparatus being the cooling apparatus of the present invention.
  • a method for cutaneous treatment employing a light beam, preferably but not necessarily a laser light beam, which includes the steps of providing a plurality of markings indicating locations on which a light beam impinges during treatment of an area of the skin to be treated and impinging the light beam in accordance with individual ones of the plurality of markings, whereby effectively covering the area of the skin to be treated.
  • a light beam preferably but not necessarily a laser light beam
  • the method includes the step of evaporating each of the markings upon impingement of the light beam.
  • the step of providing includes the step of physically marking the plurality of markings on the area of the skin to be treated.
  • an apparatus including the plurality of markings over the area of the skin to be treated is disposed intermediate the laser beam and the skin.
  • the step of providing includes the step of projecting the plurality of markings onto the area of the skin to be treated.
  • the method also includes the step of cooling the area of the skin to be treated during the operation of the light beam.
  • the area to be treated is cooled with a cooling apparatus attached to the area of the skin to be treated.
  • a gel is spread on the area of the skin to be treated.
  • FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic illustrations of an apparatus including a plurality of markings, constructed in accordance with two alternative embodiments of the present invention
  • FIGS. 2A-2C are schematic pictorial illustrations of the operation of the apparatus of FIG. 1A;
  • FIG. 3A is a schematic pictorial illustration of a cooling apparatus, constructed and operative in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3B is a schematic pictorial illustration of a cooling apparatus, constructed and operative in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic pictorial illustration of a system for hair removal, constructed and operative in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of a marking projection system, constructed and operative in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 6A is a schematic pictorial illustration of a cooling apparatus, constructed and operative in accordance with yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6B illustrates the cooling apparatus of FIG. 6B in operation.
  • FIGS. 1A and 1B illustrate an apparatus having a plurality of markings thereon, the markings for tracking the operation of a laser beam operative to remove hairs from a patient skin and indicating whether the laser beam actually operated in a location on the skin corresponding to each marking.
  • the apparatus of FIG. 1A generally referenced 10 , comprises a plurality of markings 12 which are preferably, but not necessarily, ordered in generally similar distances therebetween.
  • markings 12 are black dots which evaporate upon impinging of the laser beam thereupon.
  • the apparatus of FIG. 1B, generally referenced 11 comprises a grid 13 wherein each grid junction 15 is operative similarly to dots 12 .
  • the plurality of markings are not being evaporated by impingement of the laser beam thereupon.
  • apparatus 10 and 11 are sheets of transparent material, such as polyethylene or polycarbonate and markings 12 and grid 13 is made of any suitable marking, such as ink printed on the polyethylene or the polycarbonate sheet.
  • apparatus 10 and 11 form part of a cooling apparatus as described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 hereinbelow.
  • markings 12 are marked on the skin.
  • the markings are projected on the skin as illustrated with respect to FIG. 5 hereinbelow.
  • apparatus 10 is placed intermediate laser source 20 and the hand 22 of a patient substantially parallel to the skin tissue.
  • Laser source 20 preferably, but not necessarily, a hand held pulsed Ruby laser, Alexandrite laser or Nd-Yag laser apparatus with or without frequency doubler or quadrapler is moved by a physician over the hand 22 so as to progressively remove hairs therefrom.
  • FIGS. 2A-2C which illustrate the progression of the treatment from t1 through t2 to t3
  • each laser pulse is directed to a marking 12 so as to evaporate the marking 12 and the hairs 24 thereunder.
  • the dots 12 or the grid 13 are used to indicate the vicinity and not the exact location on which the laser beam impinges and therefore are not being evaporated by impingement of the laser beam thereupon.
  • the apparatus 10 is illustrated as part of a cooling apparatus so as to further increase the effectiveness of the laser treatment.
  • the cooling apparatus may be any prior art cooling apparatus, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention the cooling apparatus, generally referenced 30 comprises a flexible enclosure 32 formed of a relatively thin plastic material, such as polyethylene, having therein any suitable cooling substance 34 , a non limiting example being water preferably with salt to decrease its freezing temperature, and markings 36 which are operative similarly to markings 12 .
  • an apparatus similar to apparatus 10 or 11 is disposed in enclosure 32 as shown in FIG. 3 B.
  • a particular feature of the present invention is the use of an ultrasound gel 38 , such as the Aquarius 101 Ultrasound gel, commercially available from Meditab Ltd. of Israel.
  • Gel 38 is disposed intermediate hand 22 and cooling apparatus 30 . Since enclosure 32 is flexible it is more easy to handle and to place over hand 22 than prior art cooling apparatus. However, since enclosure 32 need not be necessarily in direct contact with the skin, gel 38 provides the required optical index matching between the skin and cooling apparatus 30 .
  • Cooling apparatus 31 is substantially similar to cooling apparatus 30 and therefore similar elements are referenced in FIGS. 3A and 3B by the same reference numerals. Cooling apparatus 31 differs from cooling apparatus 30 in that it also includes gel 38 enclosed therein in a an enclosure 33 having peelable cover 35 . In operation, peelable cover 35 is peeled and cooling apparatus 31 is attached to the skin with attachments 37 . Preferably, the edge of the enclosure 33 exposed by peeling the peelable cover includes an adhesive material which serves as the attachment 37 for attaching the cooling apparatus to the patient skin.
  • Cooling apparatus 30 and cooling apparatus 31 are used in conjunction with a laser based skin treatment system, generally referenced 40 , illustrated in FIG. 4 to which reference is now made. It will be appreciated that while FIG. 4 is described with respect to cooling apparatus 30 , it may equally be applied to operate with cooling apparatus 31 .
  • System 40 includes a laser source 42 , which refers herein to the entire laser apparatus operating to provide a pulsed laser beam 44 and only schematically shown, a cooling apparatus 30 and gel 38 .
  • Laser source 42 may be any suitable laser source for skin treatment, such as a pulsed Ruby laser or Alexandrite laser.
  • gel 36 is spread over the area of the skin to be treated and cooling apparatus 30 is placed thereon intermediate gel 38 and laser source 42 .
  • a physician (not shown) then operated to treat the skin with the pulsed laser 44 as described hereinabove with reference to FIGS. 2A through 2C.
  • FIG. 5 Another example is that while the present invention has been described with respect to markings 12 it is equally applicable to grid 13 . Yet another example is to employ a projection apparatus in order to project the markings on the treated area as illustrated in FIG. 5 to which reference is now made.
  • a light source 50 projects light through a transparent sheet 52 having markings 54 thereon so as to effectively mark hand 22 with shade markings 56 .
  • FIG. 6 Yet another example illustrated in FIG. 6 to which reference is now made is to use a cooling apparatus in which the markings are part of the enclosure and not of a marking disposed therein.
  • the cooling apparatus of FIG. 6, generally referenced 60 comprises an enclosure 61 of which the top part 62 facing away from the skin during operation includes discrete marks 63 or a grid thereon and of which the bottom part is a folded removable cover 64 removed after apparatus 60 is attached to the skin employing attachments 65 .
  • gel 66 Disposed in enclosure 61 is gel 66 used as the cooling agent during operation of the laser on the skin.
  • apparatus 60 In operation, apparatus 60 is placed on the skin, peelable cover is pulled out by pulling its edge 67 , gel 66 comes into contact with the area to be treated as shown in FIG. 6 B and the laser beam 20 starts operation on the treated area in accordance with the plurality of markings 63 .
  • he peelable cover 64 is removed before cooling apparatus 60 is tied to the skin.
  • cooling apparatus 60 may be added such that the cooling apparatus marks the area being treated.

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Apparatus and method for tracking the operation of a light beam, preferably a laser light beam, which operates to treat the skin of the patient. The apparatus includes plurality of markings in accordance with the light beam impinges on the locations to be treated. The apparatus including the plurality of markings may be a cooling apparatus which also cools the skin during the treatment.

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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority of and the benefit as a divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/729,240, filed Oct. 9, 1996. Now U.S. Pat. No. 5,868,732.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to laser based systems for cutaneous treatment generally and more particularly to a cooling apparatus having markings which enable to track the operation of a laser on the skin.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Skin treatment employing laser based systems, usually pulsed laser based systems is well known in the art. Such laser based systems are used inter alia for cutaneous vascular lesions treatment and for hair removal, the latter application being described for example in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,059,192 to Zaias and 5,226,907 to Tankovich.
As is also well known in the art, the operation of laser based systems for cutaneous treatment is more effective when the tissue is cooled. Examples for prior art devices for cooling the skin during laser treatment are U.S. Pat. No. 5,057,104, U.S. Pat. No. 5,282,797 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,486,172 to Chess specifically designed for cutaneous vascular lesions treatments and U.S. Pat. No. 5,344,418 to Ghaffari.
A major disadvantage of prior art laser based systems for cutaneous treatment is that the operation of the laser is not visible to the physician carrying the treatment, thus he can not be sure that the laser covered the entire area to be treated. This results in an inhomogeneous treatment of the skin, such as an inhomogeneous removal of hair from the patient skin in the case of hair removal treatment.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the present invention to enable a physician operating a laser for cutaneous treatment to track the laser beam operation.
Accordingly, the present invention provides an apparatus which includes a plurality of markings enabling a physician to track the laser operation.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide an improved cooling apparatus to be used in conjunction with laserbeam cutaneous treatments.
According to an aspect of the invention, the apparatus can be part of a cooling apparatus operating to cool the area treated by the laser beam.
It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide an improved laser based system for cutaneous treatment.
There is thus provided, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for providing a plurality of markings for tracking the operation of a laser beam on the skin of a patient substantially simultaneously with the operation of the laser beam thereupon.
Preferably, the plurality of markings indicate the locations on which the laser beam impinges. Additionally, the plurality of markings may be evaporated upon impingement of a laser beam thereupon.
In a preferred embodiment, the plurality of markings are marked on a transparent sheet forming the apparatus, the sheet preferably formed of substantially of polyethylene or polycarbonate.
In a preferred embodiment, the plurality of markings are discrete dots or grid junctions.
There is also provided, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention a cooling apparatus for cooling the skin during treatment with a light source comprising an enclosure for enclosing a cooling substance therein, the enclosure having thereon a plurality of markings, the plurality of markings for tracking the operation of the light beam operating to treat an area of the skin of a patient.
In a preferred embodiment, the enclosure is a flexible enclosure preferably formed substantially of polyethylene or polycarbonate.
In operation, the plurality of markings indicate the locations on which the laser beam impinges. They may be evaporated upon impingement of the laser beam thereupon.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cooling substance is a gel and the enclosure has a peelable cover so as to enable direct contact between the gel and the area of the skin of a patient. Preferably, the edge of the enclosure exposed by peeling the peelable cover includes an adhesive material for attaching the cooling apparatus to the patient skin.
There is also provided, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a laser based system for treating the skin of a patient which includes a laser source operative to generate a laser beam and a cooling apparatus for cooling the skin of a patient substantially simultaneously with the operation of the laser beam, the cooling apparatus being the cooling apparatus of the present invention.
There is also provided, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method for cutaneous treatment employing a light beam, preferably but not necessarily a laser light beam, which includes the steps of providing a plurality of markings indicating locations on which a light beam impinges during treatment of an area of the skin to be treated and impinging the light beam in accordance with individual ones of the plurality of markings, whereby effectively covering the area of the skin to be treated.
According to a preferred embodiment, the method includes the step of evaporating each of the markings upon impingement of the light beam.
In one preferred embodiment, the step of providing includes the step of physically marking the plurality of markings on the area of the skin to be treated. In another preferred embodiment, an apparatus including the plurality of markings over the area of the skin to be treated is disposed intermediate the laser beam and the skin. In yet another embodiment, the step of providing includes the step of projecting the plurality of markings onto the area of the skin to be treated.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the method also includes the step of cooling the area of the skin to be treated during the operation of the light beam. In one preferred embodiment, the area to be treated is cooled with a cooling apparatus attached to the area of the skin to be treated. In an alternative embodiment, a gel is spread on the area of the skin to be treated.
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The present invention will be understood and appreciated more fully from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the appended drawings in which:
FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic illustrations of an apparatus including a plurality of markings, constructed in accordance with two alternative embodiments of the present invention;
FIGS. 2A-2C are schematic pictorial illustrations of the operation of the apparatus of FIG. 1A;
FIG. 3A is a schematic pictorial illustration of a cooling apparatus, constructed and operative in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3B is a schematic pictorial illustration of a cooling apparatus, constructed and operative in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic pictorial illustration of a system for hair removal, constructed and operative in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of a marking projection system, constructed and operative in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6A is a schematic pictorial illustration of a cooling apparatus, constructed and operative in accordance with yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 6B illustrates the cooling apparatus of FIG. 6B in operation.
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Reference is now made to FIGS. 1A and 1B which illustrate an apparatus having a plurality of markings thereon, the markings for tracking the operation of a laser beam operative to remove hairs from a patient skin and indicating whether the laser beam actually operated in a location on the skin corresponding to each marking.
The apparatus of FIG. 1A, generally referenced 10, comprises a plurality of markings 12 which are preferably, but not necessarily, ordered in generally similar distances therebetween. In the illustrated embodiment, markings 12 are black dots which evaporate upon impinging of the laser beam thereupon. The apparatus of FIG. 1B, generally referenced 11, comprises a grid 13 wherein each grid junction 15 is operative similarly to dots 12.
In an alternative embodiment, the plurality of markings are not being evaporated by impingement of the laser beam thereupon.
In the embodiments of FIGS. 1A and 1B apparatus 10 and 11, respectively, are sheets of transparent material, such as polyethylene or polycarbonate and markings 12 and grid 13 is made of any suitable marking, such as ink printed on the polyethylene or the polycarbonate sheet. In a further embodiment of the present invention, apparatus 10 and 11 form part of a cooling apparatus as described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 hereinbelow. In yet a further embodiment of the present invention, markings 12 are marked on the skin. In yet another embodiment, the markings are projected on the skin as illustrated with respect to FIG. 5 hereinbelow.
In operation, as illustrated in FIGS. 2A-2C to which reference is now made, apparatus 10 is placed intermediate laser source 20 and the hand 22 of a patient substantially parallel to the skin tissue. Laser source 20, preferably, but not necessarily, a hand held pulsed Ruby laser, Alexandrite laser or Nd-Yag laser apparatus with or without frequency doubler or quadrapler is moved by a physician over the hand 22 so as to progressively remove hairs therefrom. As illustrated in FIGS. 2A-2C which illustrate the progression of the treatment from t1 through t2 to t3, each laser pulse is directed to a marking 12 so as to evaporate the marking 12 and the hairs 24 thereunder. In the illustrated nonlimiting embodiment, with each pulse an additional marking 12 and the hairs 24 thereunder disappear. In an alternative embodiment, the dots 12 or the grid 13 are used to indicate the vicinity and not the exact location on which the laser beam impinges and therefore are not being evaporated by impingement of the laser beam thereupon.
By directing laser pulse 20 a desired number of times to all markings 12, substantially full coverage of the area to be treated is effectively covered.
Referring now to FIG. 3A, the apparatus 10 is illustrated as part of a cooling apparatus so as to further increase the effectiveness of the laser treatment. While the cooling apparatus may be any prior art cooling apparatus, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention the cooling apparatus, generally referenced 30 comprises a flexible enclosure 32 formed of a relatively thin plastic material, such as polyethylene, having therein any suitable cooling substance 34, a non limiting example being water preferably with salt to decrease its freezing temperature, and markings 36 which are operative similarly to markings 12. Alternatively, an apparatus similar to apparatus 10 or 11 is disposed in enclosure 32 as shown in FIG. 3B.
A particular feature of the present invention is the use of an ultrasound gel 38, such as the Aquarius 101 Ultrasound gel, commercially available from Meditab Ltd. of Israel. Gel 38 is disposed intermediate hand 22 and cooling apparatus 30. Since enclosure 32 is flexible it is more easy to handle and to place over hand 22 than prior art cooling apparatus. However, since enclosure 32 need not be necessarily in direct contact with the skin, gel 38 provides the required optical index matching between the skin and cooling apparatus 30.
According to an alternative preferred embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 3B to which reference is now made, a cooling apparatus, generally referenced 31 is provided. Cooling apparatus 31 is substantially similar to cooling apparatus 30 and therefore similar elements are referenced in FIGS. 3A and 3B by the same reference numerals. Cooling apparatus 31 differs from cooling apparatus 30 in that it also includes gel 38 enclosed therein in a an enclosure 33 having peelable cover 35. In operation, peelable cover 35 is peeled and cooling apparatus 31 is attached to the skin with attachments 37. Preferably, the edge of the enclosure 33 exposed by peeling the peelable cover includes an adhesive material which serves as the attachment 37 for attaching the cooling apparatus to the patient skin.
Cooling apparatus 30 and cooling apparatus 31 are used in conjunction with a laser based skin treatment system, generally referenced 40, illustrated in FIG. 4 to which reference is now made. It will be appreciated that while FIG. 4 is described with respect to cooling apparatus 30, it may equally be applied to operate with cooling apparatus 31.
System 40 includes a laser source 42, which refers herein to the entire laser apparatus operating to provide a pulsed laser beam 44 and only schematically shown, a cooling apparatus 30 and gel 38.
Laser source 42 may be any suitable laser source for skin treatment, such as a pulsed Ruby laser or Alexandrite laser.
In operation, gel 36 is spread over the area of the skin to be treated and cooling apparatus 30 is placed thereon intermediate gel 38 and laser source 42. A physician (not shown) then operated to treat the skin with the pulsed laser 44 as described hereinabove with reference to FIGS. 2A through 2C.
It will be appreciated that the preferred embodiments described hereinabove are described by way of example only and that numerous modifications thereto, all of which fall within the scope of the present invention, exist. A non-limiting example is that while the preferred embodiments have been described with respect to hair removal from a patient hand, the present invention is equally applicable to any other cutaneous treatment of any part of the patient body.
Another example is that while the present invention has been described with respect to markings 12 it is equally applicable to grid 13. Yet another example is to employ a projection apparatus in order to project the markings on the treated area as illustrated in FIG. 5 to which reference is now made. In the embodiment of FIG. 5 a light source 50 projects light through a transparent sheet 52 having markings 54 thereon so as to effectively mark hand 22 with shade markings 56.
Yet another example illustrated in FIG. 6 to which reference is now made is to use a cooling apparatus in which the markings are part of the enclosure and not of a marking disposed therein. The cooling apparatus of FIG. 6, generally referenced 60 comprises an enclosure 61 of which the top part 62 facing away from the skin during operation includes discrete marks 63 or a grid thereon and of which the bottom part is a folded removable cover 64 removed after apparatus 60 is attached to the skin employing attachments 65. Disposed in enclosure 61 is gel 66 used as the cooling agent during operation of the laser on the skin.
In operation, apparatus 60 is placed on the skin, peelable cover is pulled out by pulling its edge 67, gel 66 comes into contact with the area to be treated as shown in FIG. 6B and the laser beam 20 starts operation on the treated area in accordance with the plurality of markings 63.
In an alternative embodiment, he peelable cover 64 is removed before cooling apparatus 60 is tied to the skin.
While the foregoing description and drawings represent the preferred embodiments of the present invention, it will be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. For example, a colored marking at the edge of any cooling apparatus, such as cooling apparatus 60 may be added such that the cooling apparatus marks the area being treated.
It will also be appreciated that while the present invention has been described with respect to a laser any of the apparatus described hereinabove may operate in conjunction with an incoherent flash lamp source instead of a laser source.
It will also be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited by what has been particularly shown and described herein above. Rather the scope of the invention is defined by the claims which follow:

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1. A cooling apparatus for cooling the skin during treatment with a light beam comprising an enclosure for enclosing a cooling substance therein, said enclosure having thereon a plurality of markings, said plurality of markings for tracking the operation of said light beam operating to treat an area of the skin of a patient.
2. A cooling apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said enclosure is a flexible enclosure.
3. A cooling apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said enclosure is formed substantially of polyethylene or polycarbonate.
4. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of markings indicate the locations on which the laser beam impinges.
5. A cooling apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said markings are discrete dots or grid junctions of a grid.
6. A cooling apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said plurality of markings are evaporated upon impingement of a laser beam thereupon.
7. A cooling apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said cooling substance is a gel and wherein said enclosure having a peelable cover so as to enable direct contact between said gel and said area of the skin of a patient.
8. A cooling apparatus according to claim 7 wherein an edge of said enclosure exposed by peeling said peelable cover includes an adhesive material for attaching said cooling apparatus to the patient skin.
9. A laser based system for treating the skin of a patient comprising:
a laser source operative to generate a laser beam; and
a cooling apparatus for cooling the skin of a patient substantially simultaneously with the operation of said laser beam, said cooling apparatus comprising an enclosure for enclosing a cooling substance therein, said enclosure having thereon a plurality of markings, wherein selected ones of said markings are being affected by the operation of said laser beam thereby enabling to track the operation.
10. A system according to claim 9 wherein said enclosure is a flexible enclosure.
11. A system according to claim 9 wherein said enclosure is formed substantially of polyethylene or polycarbonate.
12. A system according to claim 9 wherein said plurality of markings are evaporated upon impingement of said laser beam thereupon.
13. A system according to claim 9 wherein said cooling substance is a gel and wherein said enclosure having a peelable cover so as to enable direct contact between said gel and said area of the skin of a patient.
14. A system according to claim 13 wherein an edge of said enclosure exposed by peeling said peelable cover includes an adhesive material for attaching said cooling apparatus to the patient skin.
15. A method for cutaneous treatment employing a light beam comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of markings indicating locations on which a light beam impinges during treatment of an area of the skin to be treated; and
impinging said light beam in accordance with individual ones of said plurality of markings, whereby effectively covering said area of the skin to be treated.
16. A method according to claim 15 further comprising the step of evaporating each of said markings upon impingement of said light beam.
17. A method according to claim 16 wherein said step of providing comprising the step of physically marking said plurality of markings on said area of the skin to be treated.
18. A method according to claim 15 wherein said step of providing comprising the step of disposing an apparatus including said plurality of markings over said area of the skin to be treated.
19. A method according to claim 15 wherein said step of providing comprising the step of projecting said plurality of markings onto said area of the skin to be treated.
20. A method according to claim 15 wherein said step of impinging comprising the step of impinging a laser beam.
21. A method according to claim 15 further comprising the step of cooling said area of the skin to be treated during the operation of said light beam.
22. A method according to claim 21 wherein said cooling comprising attaching a cooling apparatus on said area of the skin to be treated.
23. A method according to claim 22 wherein said cooling apparatus including said plurality of markings.
24. A method according to claim 21 wherein said cooling comprising spreading gel on said area of the skin to be treated.
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